Last February, I received an email from someone in the US telling me how fascinated he was with the art galleries that I go to in Cubao X. Apparently, this Filam lived here before. Too bad, he’s only seen the “tourist spots” though. I think these are the worst places you can ever take tourists. (Think Luneta Park. LOL)

Second, what was up with the "LOL" at the end of the post? What is so laughable about the idea about going to Luneta? Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but was it the prayer rallies at the Quirino grandstand? Or the old joke about maids and drivers going out on "day-off dates" in Luneta? Or the general un-hipness of the place?

I probably should take all this with a grain of salt, and this was probably just a throwaway comment, but yeah, it kind of bothered me. Not least because it's just waay to easy to be a hipster douchebag these days.

I apologize if I offended you with my last blog entry. I should been more sensitive.

When Johnny and I were exchanging emails, he expressed that there was nothing really interesting to see here until he saw photos of different underground events through Project Manila. Cubao X made him want to go and check out the other side of the Metro. He was looking for something new, something fresh and unique. He was drawn to the thriving underground art scene that Cubao X represented. Because of that, he's also thinking of staying here for good, maybe in 2 of 3 years.

i wasn't offended, i was annoyed by the throwaway comment. i understand that the cubao x scene is "artsy without being fancy" but why pick on luneta at all?what i was saying is, even luneta has its charms, and it might take a while to find it because of all the cliches, but hey... you run a blog called Project Manila!

no need for the profuse apologies, especially, as the anonymous commenter pointed out, this was just me thinking too much.